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Anonymous asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 1 decade ago

Oh no, Obama refusing to see Cindy Sheehan, why won't he?

After spending weeks dogging George W. Bush's presidential vacations, anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan is now trying to make life uncomfortable for President Barack Obama.

Sheehan used to pitch a peace camp near Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, becoming a symbol of the anti-war movement after her son Casey died in action in Iraq.

On Thursday, she and a band of anti-war protesters turned up outside the media center used by journalists covering Obama's vacation on the well-heeled east coast resort island of Martha's Vineyard.

"The reason I am here is because ... even though the facade has changed in Washington DC, the policies are still the same," Sheehan told a handful of journalists, against a backdrop of her "Camp Casey" banner.

She told US peace activists to wake up and protest Obama's escalation of the war in Afghanistan, and complained that despite the president's anti-war stance, US troops remained in Iraq.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Another clown for his clown act.....hahahaha

  • 1 decade ago

    What exactly is Sheehan protesting now? Obama is pulling troops out of Iraq. How exactly is that "business as usual" compared to the past 7 years?!?

    She might have stood for something at one point, but even before Bush left office she had already gone from "brave protester" to "attention whore".

    Her continued protests of a president who's trying to do the very thing she wanted all along (end the war!) just shows she's now just trying to get attention and prolong her 15 minutes of fame which ended years ago.

    As for Afghanistan, what exactly is her problem there? The terrorists are (still!) in Afghanistan and unlike the WMDs in Iraq, we actually have hard evidence of this. Due to the war in Iraq, we haven't been able to focus on Afghanistan which is why that conflict has dragged on so long.

    I know she probably wants Obama to just snap his fingers and make everything honky-dorey, but that's not how reality works. Obama said he would get us out of Iraq, and so far, he's sticking to that promise. Will it happen overnight? No, but he's made a good start.

  • 1 decade ago

    I'm no Obama fan and I wasn't a Bush fan either but I honestly don't see why either of those men should be forced to meet with her. She is just one deceased soldier's parent out of thousands and just because the liberal groups jumped on her bandwagon to use her to forward their own agenda doesn't make her more important than any of the other parents who lost their children in war.

  • 1 decade ago

    It doesnt matter what side of the political fence you are on, that lady is suffering from serious depression and needs to get professional help. I think the media is exploiting her for ratings. One thing Obama may be doing right is that he' hasnt seen this lady.

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  • Megan
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Defending himself is beneath him. Those of us that don't believe his smooth talk and bow to him without question, are not worthy of his time. He knows she is right, and refuses to acknowledge the situation. This is the same reason why he refuses to make an appearance, press conference, speech, etc. without a scripted statement and predetermined questions.

  • 1 decade ago

    She is "just that", a protester. She has no answers but plenty of anger. Her son was not the only one killed in war. She now makes a living protesting.

  • 1 decade ago

    She has no more right to see him than anyone else does. I feel bad that her son died but she has obviously lost her mind over it. People who willingly join up in times of war sometimes die.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    she's stupid. Her son died 2 years ago. How many administrations will it take her to calm down?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Well I am still happy that Obama is president and Not the GOP that is for certain. But I do think he needs to talk with her .

  • Obama
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    This woman's son was a dirtbag! No one liked him in the army and I can see now why.

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